fibula

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Object Type
Museum number: 1856,1226.1369
Description: Gold fibula with a leech-type bow decorated with rows of triangles in granulation and lines of beaded wire; at each end is a flattened bead. The long catch-plate is decorated with filigree spirals, granulated triangles and two gold reels soldered to the top; it terminates in a ram's head decorated with granulation.
Cultures/periods: Etrusco-Campanian; Archaic Period (Etruscan)
Production date: 600BC-500BC
Production place: Made in: Campania (probably)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Ruvo (Puglia)
Materials
Technique: filigree; granulation; soldered
Dimensions: Length: 7 centimetres; Weight: 174 grammes
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G71/dc9)
Subjects
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1856
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1856,1226.1369
Conservation: Treatment: 21 Jul 1994; Treatment: 22 Jun 1990; Treatment: 30 Jun 1990

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